- Films
- 26
- Avg rating
- 6.71
- Peak run
- 1957’62
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
6.71
18 rated films
Vote weighted
6.80
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.60
rating spread
Career
19y
1957 to 1975
Total votes
503K
across every film
Best
7.9
The Manchurian Candidate
Worst
6.4
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Newest first
Filmography
| 1975 |  The Apple Dumpling Gang | Leonard Sharpe | 6.4 | 7,312 |
| 1974 | Mame | · | 5.9 | 3,766 |
| 1973 | Arnold | Governor | · | 853 |
| 1971 |  Lawman | Sabbath Mayor Sam Bolden | 7.0 | 7,251 |
| 1969 |  Midnight Cowboy | Mr. O'Daniel | 7.8 | 133K |
| 1967 | The Spirit Is Willing | Uncle George | · | 592 |
| 1967 | Fitzwilly | Albert | 6.6 | 2,431 |
| 1966 |  The Glass Bottom Boat | Ralph Goodwin | 6.5 | 5,763 |
| 1966 | Made in Paris | Roger Barclay | · | 820 |
| 1965 | Marriage on the Rocks | Shad Nathan | 5.7 | 1,479 |
| 1964 | A Global Affair | Mr. Snifter | · | 542 |
| 1964 |  Man's Favorite Sport? | William Cadwalader | 7.0 | 6,971 |
| 1963 | Who's Minding the Store? | Mr. John P. Tuttle | 6.7 | 3,056 |
| 1963 | Take Her, She's Mine | Hector G. Ivor | 6.2 | 1,651 |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool | Oscar B. 'Oby' Hinds | 6.4 | 1,294 |
| 1963 | My Six Loves | Judge Harris | · | 643 |
| 1962 |  Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Martin Turner | 6.8 | 6,470 |
| 1962 | Who's Got the Action? | Judge Fogel | · | 577 |
| 1962 | Period of Adjustment | Stewart P. McGill | 6.2 | 1,873 |
| 1962 |  The Manchurian Candidate | Senator Thomas Jordan | 7.9 | 85,388 |
Better together?
John McGiver's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Frank Tashlin and John McGiver movies
Takes
On John McGiver
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